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Post by Aj_June on Sept 18, 2020 20:31:12 GMT
The meaning of the proverb mentioned on a site is "Hastily jumping into an activity, job, or something else can cause problems; sometimes a more consistent approach, even if it is slower, can be ideal and give better results."
I know there occasions when there is no room for being slowly and steady (meaning being too careful) but in general how do like this phrase " Slow and Steady Wins the Race" and how much based on your life's experience you think it matters?
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Post by enigma72 on Sept 19, 2020 0:03:31 GMT
The meaning of the proverb mentioned on a site is "Hastily jumping into an activity, job, or something else can cause problems; sometimes a more consistent approach, even if it is slower, can be ideal and give better results." I know there occasions when there is no room for being slowly and steady (meaning being too careful) but in general how do like this phrase " Slow and Steady Wins the Race" and how much based on your life's experience you think it matters? This may sound simplistic but I think it is good advice for marriages. If I 'knee jerk react' we may have issues. Stopping and thinking before reacting is better. I've been married over 39 years.
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 19, 2020 0:16:47 GMT
The meaning of the proverb mentioned on a site is "Hastily jumping into an activity, job, or something else can cause problems; sometimes a more consistent approach, even if it is slower, can be ideal and give better results." I know there occasions when there is no room for being slowly and steady (meaning being too careful) but in general how do like this phrase " Slow and Steady Wins the Race" and how much based on your life's experience you think it matters? This may sound simplistic but I think it is good advice for marriages. If I 'knee jerk react' we may have issues. Stopping and thinking before reacting is better. I've been married over 39 years. That's quite a big achievement Enigma. Especially in a world where we get overnight marriages. Yeah, in most situation this is the better approach to life. It ensures long term betterment even if lose something in the short run.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Sept 19, 2020 18:17:29 GMT
For me, it's not so much about being slow, but avoiding haste and making mistakes. I prefer to think of it in terms of cooler heads prevailing through calm and focus.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 19, 2020 19:57:23 GMT
I have a variation on this saying that I created and use - there's the right way and the expedient way.
Lots of times management wants a new report and they want it quickly. The expedient way would be to pull it together manually. But the right way is to automate it, so it can easily be updated with new data month after month. The setup to do it the right way takes longer of course, and sometimes I don't have the time and have to do it the first time in the expedient way.
But I've learned that if management asks for a new report once, they're going to ask for it again, so in the long run it pays to create it in the right way.
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Post by divtal on Sept 19, 2020 20:02:16 GMT
The meaning of the proverb mentioned on a site is "Hastily jumping into an activity, job, or something else can cause problems; sometimes a more consistent approach, even if it is slower, can be ideal and give better results." I know there occasions when there is no room for being slowly and steady (meaning being too careful) but in general how do like this phrase " Slow and Steady Wins the Race" and how much based on your life's experience you think it matters? This may sound simplistic but I think it is good advice for marriages. If I 'knee jerk react' we may have issues. Stopping and thinking before reacting is better. I've been married over 39 years. I don't think that it sounds simplistic, at all, Enigma. One of my Mom's "Momisms," was that she believed that it was a sign of stability, and even intelligence, to be able to think through the possible outcomes of actions that have stirred your emotions. She added that strong response may be the appropriate one ... and, that it's human to "mess up," at act in haste, sometimes. Don't beat yourself up.
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